# freeCodeCamp/how-to-contribute-to-open-source

A guide to contributing to open source

Repository: https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/how-to-contribute-to-open-source
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/how-to-contribute-to-open-source
Language: Ruby
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-05-30T18:26:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 43/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 24, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3629, "days_push": 460, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9329, forks 1862 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:30.555810+00:00)

## What it is
A multilingual curated guide of resources for people new to contributing to open source, maintained by freeCodeCamp. It collects articles, books, GitHub search tips, and contribution programs for first-time contributors.

## Use cases
- learn how to contribute to open source
- find first-time contributor issues on github
- resources for new open source contributors
- open source programs for beginners
- how to make my first pull request
- guides and books about open source contribution

## When to choose
- you are a beginner looking for your first open source contribution
- you want a curated, multilingual list of contribution resources and programs
- you want to learn git and version control basics for contributing

## When to avoid
- you need tooling or software rather than reading material
- you are an experienced contributor seeking advanced project-specific guidance

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, tutorials, version-control
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: open-source, contributing, guide, curated-list, beginners, awesome-list

## Member repositories
- freeCodeCamp/how-to-contribute-to-open-source (main) score 43

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:30.555810+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:22:29.013681+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/how-to-contribute-to-open-source (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:30.555810+00:00, sha c8a0395f7b78)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.